Table 1.
Bivariate Relationships Between Ethnicity and Study Variables
| Total sample (N = 687) | African American (n = 546) | Caribbean Black (n = 141) | Test | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % or M (N or SD) | Range | % or M (N or SD) | Range | % or M (N or SD) | Range | ||
| Gender | χ 2 = 2.58 | ||||||
| Men | 41.06 (237) | — | 40.00 (175) | — | 54.02 (62) | — | |
| Women | 58.94 (450) | — | 60.00 (371) | — | 45.98 (79) | — | |
| Diabetes | χ 2 = 0.19 | ||||||
| Yes | 25.80 (177) | — | 26.01 (144) | — | 23.1 (33) | — | |
| No | 74.20 (484) | — | 73.99 (377) | — | 76.9 (107) | — | |
| Nativity | — | ||||||
| Born in the United States | — | — | — | — | 31.49 (31) | — | |
| Born outside of the United States | — | — | — | — | 68.51 (110) | — | |
| Hypertension | χ 2 = 6.67** | ||||||
| No | 36.06 (237) | — | 34.67 (168) | — | 53.40 (69) | — | |
| Yes | 63.94 (424) | — | 65.33 (353) | — | 46.60 (71) | — | |
| Age | 66.14 (8.15) | 55–90 | 66.19 (8.17) | 55–90 | 65.97 (8.12) | 55–88 | t = 0.28 |
| Family income | 30,266.91 (31,366.90) | 0–250,000 | 28,665.37 (30,967.23) | 0–250,000 | 36,468.62 (32,202.25) | 1,300–170,000 | t = −2.65** |
| BMI | 28.58 (5.52) | 16.44–51.37 | 28.95 (5.70) | 16.44–51.37 | 27.23 (4.60) | 16.59–49.22 | t = 3.28** |
| Racial discrimination | 5.56 (8.40) | 0–50 | 5.81 (8.63) | 0–50 | 4.60 (7.37) | 0–43 | t = 1.48 |
| John Henryism | 3.33 (0.44) | 1.4–4 | 3.32 (0.43) | 2–4 | 3.37 (0.46) | 1.4–4 | t = –1.23 |
Notes: BMI = body mass index. Percentages and N, presented within parentheses, are presented for categorical variables. Means and standard deviations, presented within parentheses, are presented for continuous variables. Percentages are weighted and frequencies are unweighted.
**p < .01.